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Birds of Kartchner Caverns State Park

Southern Arizona is a known hotspot for birders all over the world. Whether you've come to the area looking for specific species, or are a casual observer, you can use this guide to search for birds found at Kartchner Caverns State Park, near Benson on Highway 90.

Curve-billed Thrasher 1
Toxostoma curvirostre
Northern Mockingbird 2
Mimus polyglottos
Loggerhead Shrike 3
Lanius ludovicianus
Crissal Thrasher 4
Toxostoma crissale
European Starling 5
Sturnus vulgaris
Cassin's Vireo 4
Vireo cassinii
Hutton's Vireo 6
Vireo huttoni
Bell's Vireo 4
Vireo bellii
Plumbeous Vireo 4
Vireo plumbeus
Phainopepla 7
Phainopepla nitens
Warbling Vireo 8
Vireo gilvus
Cedar Waxwing 9
Bombycilla cedrorum
Orange-crowned Warbler 10
Oreothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler 11
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Lucy's Warbler 4
Oreothlypis luciae
Yellow Warbler 12
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped Warbler 13
Setophaga coronata
Virginia's Warbler 4
Oreothlypis virginiae
Audubon's Warbler 7
Setophaga coronata auduboni
Black-throated Gray Warbler 3
Setophaga nigrescens
Myrtle Warbler 14
Setophaga coronata coronata
Common Yellowthroat 15
Geothlypis trichas
Townsend's Warbler 16
Setophaga townsendi
Wilson's Warbler 17
Cardellina pusilla
MacGillivray's Warbler 18
Geothlypis tolmiei
Painted Redstart 4
Myioborus pictus
Hepatic Tanager 19
Piranga flava
Yellow-breasted Chat 20
Icteria virens
Summer Tanager 21
Piranga rubra
Western Tanager 4
Piranga ludoviciana
Northern Cardinal 22
Cardinalis cardinalis
Pyrrhuloxia 23
Cardinalis sinuatus
Black-headed Grosbeak 3
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak 24
Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting 20
Passerina amoena
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 25
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Varied Bunting 3
Passerina versicolor
Green-tailed Towhee 4
Pipilo chlorurus
Cassin's Sparrow 26
Peucaea cassinii
Canyon Towhee 27
Melozone fusca
Rufous-crowned Sparrow 28
Aimophila ruficeps
Spotted Towhee 29
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow 30
Spizella passerina
Brewer's Sparrow 18
Spizella breweri
Vesper Sparrow 3
Pooecetes gramineus
Black-chinned Sparrow 20
Spizella atrogularis
Lark Sparrow 24
Chondestes grammacus
Black-throated Sparrow 31
Amphispiza bilineata
Savannah Sparrow 32
Passerculus sandwichensis
White-crowned Sparrow 33
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Lincoln's Sparrow 12
Melospiza lincolnii
Lark Bunting 4
Calamospiza melanocorys
Dark-eyed Junco 34
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-eyed Junco 35
Junco phaeonotus
Botteri's Sparrow 4
Peucaea botterii
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Sturnella magna
Bronzed Cowbird 3
Molothrus aeneus
Great-tailed Grackle 19
Quiscalus mexicanus
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Molothrus ater
Western Meadowlark 3
Sturnella neglecta
Hooded Oriole 36
Icterus cucullatus
Bullock's Oriole 18
Icterus bullockii
Scott's Oriole 37
Icterus parisorum
Lesser Goldfinch 3
Spinus psaltria
House Finch 38
Haemorhous mexicanus
Pine Siskin 39
Spinus pinus
Lawrence's Goldfinch 4
Spinus lawrencei
House Sparrow 40
Passer domesticus
American Goldfinch 41
Spinus tristis
Cooper's Hawk 42
Accipiter cooperii
Western Screech-Owl 43
Megascops kennicottii
Whiskered Screech-Owl 44
Megascops trichopsis

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